The purpose of this article is to recognize the distinction
between a house trailer, a mobile home, a manufactured home and a
modular home. While it is the intent of this article to include
the different classifications of factory-built homes into a single
category for the purposes of this article, it is also the intent of
this article to acknowledge the differences between the various
types of factory-built homes for other purposes.

In addition, it is the purpose of this article to clarify the
ambiguity and confusion related to the classification of factory-built homes as real or personal property, particularly relating to
security interests. The provisions of this article apply to
factory-built homes, as defined herein, which are held as personal
property situated on real property owned by another in conjunction
with a landlord/tenant relationship.

Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2016 Regular Session
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